Opening: New films this weekend

January 20, 2006

'End of the Spear'

PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence). The story of martyred missionaries with a focus on the father-son relationship that develops between Steve Saint, who was 5 years old when his father, Nate Saint, was murdered by the Waodani tribe, and Mincaye, one of the tribesmen involved in the spearings.

Â?Looking for Comedy in the Muslim WorldÂ?

PG-13 (for drug content and brief strong language). The U.S. Government sends comedian Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan to find out what makes more than 300 million Muslims in the region laugh. Brooks, accompanied by two state department handlers and his trusted assistant, goes on a journey that takes him from a concert stage in New Delhi to the Taj Mahal to a secret location in the mountains of Pakistan. Stars: Albert Brooks, Homie Doroodian and Shelley Malil.

Â?Underworld: EvolutionÂ?

The battle continues between vampires and werewolves for control of Earth. Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Tony Curran and Derek Jacobi.